Guide Dog Schools
This is a list of guide dog schools. We know that guide dog schools are not vendors in the normal sense. One does not buy a guide dog. But if you do need a guide dog, it is necessary to do some comparison shopping. So the selection process is similar.
United States
PO Box 142
Bloomfield CT 06002
860-243-5200 v
860-243-7215 f
info@fidelco.org
School serves New England, New York, and Florida
Washington Valley Road
Morristown NJ 07960
973-539-4425 v
Serves North America
611 Granite Springs Road
Yorktown Heights NY 10598
914-245-4024 or 800-942-0149 v
914-245-1609 f
info@guiding-eyes.org
School serves all
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind
371 East Jericho Turnpike
Smithtown NY 11787
516-265-2121 or 800-548-4337 v
516-361-5192 f
guidedog@guidedog.org
School serves all
1210 Hardscrabble Road
Cassville NY 13318
315-822-5132 v
freedom@juno.com
serves residents of New York, provides training at home, specialized in dealing with multiple disabilities.
1155 15th Street, Suite 720, NW
Washington DC 20005
202-467-5081 or 800-424-8666 v
Association of guide dog users, works for expanding and standardizing laws, and advocates for guide dog users and their dogs.
4210 77th Street East
Palmetto FL 34221
941-729-5665 v
941-729-6646 f
segd@bhip.infi.net
School serves Sunbelt region
625 West Town Street
Columbus OH 43215
614-221-6367 v
School serves North America
1039 South Rochester Rd.
Rochester MI 48307
810-651-9011 v
810-651-5312 f
ldftb@ix.netcom.com
School serves all
124 West 7th, Box 216
Washington KS 66968
913-325-2256 v
ksds@ksds.org
School serves mid-US
512 N Larchmont Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90004
805-831-0681 v
School serves all
13445 Glenoaks Blvd.
Sylmar CA 91342
818-362-5834 v
818-362-6870 f
mail@guidedogsofamerica.org
School serves North America
PO Box 1692
Palm Springs CA 92263
760-329-6257 v
gddesert@aol.com
School serves North America
350 Los Ranchitos Road
San Rafael CA 94915
415-499-4000 or 800-295-4050 v
Serves North America
Eye of the Pacific Guide Dogs & Mobility Services
747 Amana Street #407
Honolulu HI 96814
808-941-1088 v
School serves HI, AK, and Guam
32901 S.E. Kelso Road
Boring OR 97009
503-668-2100 or 800-295-4050 v
A satellite of Guide Dogs for the Blind of San Rafael, CA
Australia
Brian Ritter; Guide Dogs Victoria
Chandler Highway
3101 Kew VIC
Australia
+61-3-9854-4444 v
+61-3-9854-4500 f
Offers live-in or at home training in Australia
PM Gration; Lady Nell Seeing Eye Dog School
16 Thanet Street
3144 Malvern VIC
Australia
+61 3 9509 5499 v
+61 3 9500 9030 f
or at home training in Australia
H Lawrence; Guide Dogs for the Blind Association of Queensland
Gympie Road
4036 Bald Hills QLD
Australia
+61 7 3261 7555 v
+61 7 3261 7500 f
ing in Australia
Tony Wright; Royal Guide Dogs for the Blind of Tasmania
164 Elizabeth Street
7000 Hobart TAS
Australia
+61 2-334-666 v
+61 2-311-712 f
Serves Australia
Austria
J Burger; Osterreichische Schule Fur Blindenfuhrhunde
Rastal 17
A-8611 St. Katharein ad Austria
Austria
+43 3869 2517 v
+43 3869 2633 f
erves Australia
Belgium
M Newels; Scale Dogs ASBL
20 Rue Maurice Charlent
1160 Bruxelles
Belgium
+32 26 60 00 77 v
+32 26 73 94 45 f
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Stievenart; Les Amis des Aveugles
Rue de la Barriere 37
7410 Ghlin
Belgium
+32 65-3511331 v
Selects guide dogs, arranges for trainers in Belgium
Canada
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind
P.O. Box 280----4120, Rideau Valley Drive
Manotick ON K4M 1A3
Canada
613-692-7777 v
613-692-0650 f
serves Canadians
Canine Vision Canada
P.O. Box 907
Oaskville ON L6J 5E8
Canada
416-842-2891 v
serves Canada
W Thornton; British Columbia Guide Dog Services
No 10-4767 64th St
Ladner BC V4K 3M2
Canada
604-940-4503 v
604-940-4504 f
Croatia
Croation Guide Dogs and Mobility Organization
Augusta Senoe 34/2
Zabreb 10000
Croatia
+385 142 0221 v
+385 142 0221 f
Iva.stipetic@fer.hr
Serves Croatia
Czech Republic
Bezrucova 2
Adamov 679 04
Czech Republic
+420 605-819-998 v
milan.dvorak@wo.cz
Serves Czech Republic and all of Europe
Estonia
Leili Luik; Guide Dogs Fund
Estonia Tanta
EE 2400 Ringtee 1
Estonia
+372 474349 v
+372 471235 f
Serves Estonia
Finland
Nakaovammaisten Keskuslitto ry./Synskadades Centralforbund
Makelankatu 50
SF-00510 Helsinki
Finland
+358 9876-8166 v
+358 9876-8299 f
Serves Finland
France
Ecole de Chiens, Guides d'Aveugles de Paris
105 Avenue Sainte Maurice
75012 Paris
France
+33 143 65 64 67 v
+33 143 71 61 18 f
Serves France
A Farrugia; Ecole de Cheins Guides d'Aveugles de Provence Cote d'Azur
Fort de la Revere
F-06360 Eze
France
+33 493-56-10-66 v
+33 392-97-17-15 f
J Raffalli; Ecole de Cheins d'Aveugles du Sud
649 Chemin du Plan
F-06410 Biot
France
+33 493-65-08-36 v
+33 493-65-08-36 f
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J Leuci; Ecole de Cheins d'Aveugles du Midi
Chemin des Aubepines
F-13090 Aix-en-Provence
France
+33-442-59-41-40 v
+33 442-59-37-55 f
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Bob Lucas; Ecole de Cheins d'Aveugles du Sud-Ouest
11 rue Joseph Cugnot, Z.I. Du Phare
F-33700 Merignac
France
+33 556-47-85-51 v
+33 556-55-98-79 f
Finland
Y Chatelin; Ecole de Cheins Guides d'Aveugles de l'Ouest
Promenade de la Baumette
F-49000 Angers
France
+33 241-68-59-23 v
+33 241-47-17-15 f
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M Durin; Ecole de Cheins d'Aveugles des Flandres
69 Rue Voltaire
F-59441 Wasquehal Cedex
France
+33 320-36-89-75 v
+33 320-27-64-67 f
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Bove; Ecole de Cheins d'Aveugles d'lle de France
3 Rue Eugene Dorlet
F-77170 Coubert
France
+33 164-06-73-82 v
+33 164-06-67-42 f
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P Caffiot; Ecole de Cheins Guides d'Aveugles
Avenue Loius de Broglie
F-87280 Limoges
France
+33 555-37-03-31 v
+33 555-38-24-11 f
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Germany
S Grunberger; Blindenfuhrhundschule
Landgasse 2
D-78479 Insel Reichenau
Germany
+49 7534-1860 v
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G Boldhaus; Blindenfuhrhundschule
AM Grabfeld 18
D-99310 Arnstadt
Germany
+49 3628-604252 v
+49 3628-604252 f
Hungary
Magyar Vakok es Gyengrenlatok Orzagos Szovetsege
Hermina ut 47
H-1146 Budapest
Hungary
+36 1-227028 v
+36 1-227028 f
Serves Hungary
Ireland
Irish Guide Dogs Association
Mobility Training Center, Model Farm Road
Cork
Ireland
+353 21-870929 v
+353-21-874152 f
Serves Ireland, also other forms of mobility training
Italy
Regione Toscana - Scuola Nazionale Cani Guida per Ciechi
Via dei Ciliegi 26
I-50018 Scandicci Firenze
Italy
+39 55-7418 221 v
+39 55-7418-233 f
Serves Italy
Japan
A Gomibuchi; The Tochigi Guide Dog Centre
1285 Fukuoka-cho
Utsunomiya Tochigi
Japan
+81 2 8652-3883 v
+81 2 8652-1417 f
K Shioya; The Eye Mate Inc.
5-8-7 Sekimachi-Kita--Nerima-ku
177 Tokyo
Japan
+81 3 3920-6162 v
+81 3 3920-6063 f
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Akiko Iwahashi; Nippon Lighthouse Welfare Centre for the Blind
2-4-37 Imazu Naka---Tsurumi-ku
538 Osaka
Japan
+81 6 961-5521 v
+81 6 968-2059 f
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Netherlands
F van Assema; Stichting Koninklijk Nederlands
Geledidehonden Fonds---Postbus 544
1180 AM Amstelveen
Netherlands
+31 20-496-45-51 v
+31 20-496-57-76 f
ves Italy
New Zealand
Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind
39 George Street, Private Bag 99941
1 Newmarket Auckland
New Zealand
+64 9-309-6333 v
+64 9-366-0099 f
Serves New Zealand, plus other services
Norway
T Gunderson; Norges Blindeforbunds Forerhundeskole
Nedre Skogvei 13
0281 Oslo
Norway
+47-22-52-06-47 v
+47 22-50-20-11 f
T Sannum; Lions Forerhundskole og Mobilitysenter
Vallegaten 11-0454
4 Oslo
Norway
+47 22-60-35-63 v
+47 22-6990-04 f
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Slovakia
Slovak Blind and Partially Sighted Union
Sekulska 1
84250 Bratislava
Slovakia
+421 7-720-796 v
+421 7-720-842 f
Serves Slovak Republic
South Africa
South African Guide Dogs Association for the Blind
PO Box 67585
2021 Bryanston
South Africa
+27 11-705-3512 v
+27-11-465-3858 f
Serves South Africa
South Korea
M Hyun; Samsung Guide Dog School for the Blind
310 Jeondae-ri; Pogok-Myon
Yongin-kun Kyonggi-Do
South Korea
+82 335-20-3803 v
+82 335-20-8934 f
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Spain
Organizacion Nacional de Ciegos Espanoles (ONCE)
Information Office, Jose Ortega y Gasset 22-24, 4th floor
28006 Madrid
Spain
+34-91-614-5213 v
+34-91-613-2220 f
Serves Spain
Switzerland
H Adler; Verein fur Blindenhunde und Mobilitatshilfen
Waldweg 17
4312 Magden
Switzerland
+41 61-841-2042 v
+41 61-841-2042 f
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Stiftung Schweizerische Schule fur Blindenfuhrhunde
Markstallstrasse #6
CH-4123 Allschwil
Switzerland
+41 61-481-4420 v
Serves Switzerland
United Kingdom
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Hillfields, Burghfield
Reading Berkshire RG7 3YG
United Kingdom
+44 173-483-5555 v
+44 173-483-5211 f
Serves the United Kingdom
